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2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

CHRD (Counseling & Human Resource Development)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

CHST (Chemistry Topics)
  

CJUS (Criminal Justice)
  

  • CJUS 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (COM)

    Overviews the criminal justice institutions involved in the operations of criminal law including the police, the attorney, the bail system, the trial, the guilty plea, sentencing, corrections and an analysis of criminal law in terms of why certain kinds of conduct are criminal in our society.Credits: 3


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  • CJUS 203 - Policing in a Free Society (COM)

    Presents the role of law enforcement within the criminal justice system, including law enforcement organizations and functions of separate operational units. Also examines the role of the police in a democratic society, covering concepts such as police services, crime deterrence, discretion and enforcement policies.Credits: 3


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  • CJUS 331 - Civil Rights and Liberties

    Individual First Amendment guarantees, constitutional right of the accused in the criminal process and equal protection of the law as interpreted through U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Credits: 3Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with POLS 330.


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  • CJUS 412 - Criminal Prosecution and Defense (COM)

    Presents a behavioral and legal analysis of criminal case concepts, such as initial appearance, bail, preliminary hearing, grand jury, arraignment, suppression hearings, trial and sentencing, emphasizing bail reform, plea bargaining, screening, diversion, speedy trial, insanity defense, discovery, and the role of the defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge. The court system is examined as a social institution of human actors, exercising discretion within the boundaries of the law.Credits: 3


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  • CJUS 431 - Criminal Law (COM)

    Examines the substantive criminal law, exploring the larger issues concerning the relationship of the individual to the state through analyzing such topics as the nature of criminal liability and the functions and justifications for criminal punishment, legal limitations upon criminalization, and the general principles of criminal liability, such as the “Act” and “State of Mind” requirements, specific offenses against persons and property, the law of attempt, the law of complexity, and conspiracy.Credits: 3


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  • CJUS 433 - Criminal Procedure (COM)

    Constitutional analysis of the criminal procedures, focusing primarily on the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments, respectively, the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, the privilege against self-incrimination, and the right to counsel. Examines the need to protect individual defendants from abuse at the hands of the state while enhancing law enforcement efficiency.Credits: 3


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  • CJUS 436 - Juvenile Justice (COM)

    Examines the separate system created in our society to handle juvenile justice, tracing the historical and philosophical development of the juvenile justice system and inspecting the various stages of the juvenile justice process as well as critical issues currently facing the system.Credits: 3


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CM (Construction Management)
  

  • CM 101 - Introduction to Construction

    Introduction to the construction industry and the concept of being a construction management professional as well as the ethics required of a person with influence on the construction industry. A variety of ideas are presented to the students to assist in their career choice.Credits: 1


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  • CM 210 - Construction Surveying

    The study of construction surveying including typographic surveys and mapping elements of photogrammetry, land and construction surveys, principles of curve and quantity calculations and other advanced topics in surveying.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, GE 121, or ID 122 or LA 120, MATH 115 or MATH 120.Corequisites: Corequisite course CM 210L.


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  • CM 216 - Construction Materials

    Source, processing, and applications of construction materials.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, MATH 115 or MATH 120 or MATH 121 or MATH 123.


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  • CM 232 - Cost Estimating

    The study of the basic concepts of construction plan, specification and blueprint reading by requiring the student to do actual quantity takeoff using both traditional hand methods and computer enhanced procedures.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, GE 121, CSC 105.


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  • CM 320 - Construction Soil Mechanics

    Introduces updated information developed in research and practices for application to construction operations. An overview of the nature of soil materials and their engineering properties is coupled with simple, direct examples of analysis to show how common construction methods and operation may be controlled or influenced.Credits: 3Corequisites: Corequisite course CM 320L.


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  • CM 321 - Strength of Materials

    The study of the material properties of wood and metal and the associated characteristics of thermal, torsional, shear and bearing stress, strain, and deformation.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, GE 241 .Corequisites: Corequisite course CM 321L.


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  • CM 332 - Building Construction Methods and Systems

    The study of the structural and finish systems that make up a building and the related methods of implementation.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, junior standing or instructor approval, CM 232, CM 216.


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  • CM 333 - Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Systems

    The study of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems, design considerations, and system components in a modern building.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, junior standing or instructor approval, CM 232, CM 216.


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  • CM 352 - Advanced Cost Estimating

    The study of the procedures and methods required to determine the value of construction projects with associated bidding procedures.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ACCT 211, CM 216, CM 232.


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  • CM 353 - Construction Structures

    The study of materials as used in the design process. Concrete, timber, steel, and composite structures and underlying mechanical and physical properties will be covered.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, PHYS 111.Corequisites: Corequisite course CM 353L.


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  • CM 353L - Construction Structures Lab

    Credits: 0Prerequisites: P, junior standing or instructor approval.Corequisites: Corequisite course CM 353.


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  • CM 374 - Heavy Construction Methods and Systems

    The study of the systems involved in heavy construction and the equipment and methods required to implement them.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CM 210 and CM 216.


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  • CM 400 - Risk Management and Construction Safety

    Causes and effects of risk loss in construction and methods of minimizing risk with effective management strategies. What is construction safety and why we need to effectively manage it.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, senior standing.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with GE 425 and MNET 365.


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  • CM 410 - Construction Project Management and Supervision

    The study of the ethical, procedural, and supervisory concepts involved with the execution of a construction project.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, senior standing, CM 332, CM 333, CM 374.


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  • CM 443 - Construction Planning and Scheduling

    Planning and scheduling construction projects. Both manual methods and computer programs will be used to schedule activities, control cost and manage resources.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CM 332, CM 374.


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  • CM 452 - Heavy and Highway Estimating

    The study of the procedures and methods required to determine the value of heavy, highway, and site development projects with associated bidding procedures.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, ACCT 211, CM 232, CM 374.


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  • CM 455 - Residential Construction

    The study of the residential construction process including design, documentation, and construction.Credits: 3Prerequisites: Prerequisites: GE 123, CM 353.


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  • CM 473 - Construction Law and Accounting (AW)

    Statutes and common law as it applies to the construction industry; Accounting, cost control, finance will be covered.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, senior standing or instructor approval, CM 352, BADM 350.


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  • CM 475 - Engineering Administration

    Law of contracts, agency, and other legal aspects of engineering. Preparation of specifications. Economic aspects of engineering.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, senior standing.Cross-Listed: Crosslisted with CEE 482.


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CSC (Computer Science)
  

  • CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers (COM)

    Overview of computer applications with emphasis on word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation tools and internet-based applications.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 110 - Introduction to Ethical/Legal Issues of Information Technology

    This course explores key social, cultural, legal, ethical and policy issues associated with the use of technology in modern society. The course will focus on the sociological features of technology, influences on society and culture, the legal and ethical issues of various technological-based activities, and the current status of policies governing technology use in our global society.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 112 - Principles of Internet Applications

    This course provides students with a conceptual and practical understanding in the effective and critical use of the Web and other Internet services through the application of problem-based activities. Includes a general grounding in interacting with the Internet, using e-mail, news and web-resources, basic HTML, as well as social and security issues.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 130 - Visual Basic Programming (COM)

    Fundamentals of programming using Visual Basic. Focus on problem solving, visual design, and programming concepts. Topics include sequence, selection, repetition, procedures, and functions.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 150 - Computer Science I (COM)

    An introduction to computer programming. Focus on problem solving, algorithm development, design, and programming concepts. Topics include sequence, selection, repetition, functions, and arrays.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 205 - Advanced Computer Applications (COM)

    This course covers advanced topics in word processing and spreadsheet applications such as macros, advanced functions, graphics, merging, linking, and transferring data. The course emphasizes the efficient use of software packages. Operating systems/environment topics are also addressed.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 105 or consent.


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  • CSC 213 - Introduction to Programming W/Fortran

    FORTRAN programming for engineering and computer science majors.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, MATH 115.


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  • CSC 218 - Introduction to C/C++/Unix for Engineers

    This is an introductory course on the topics of structured programming using C/C++. Topics covered will be top-down design, step-wise refinement, functions, and decisions statements, loops, arrays, pointers, dynamic allocation of memory, use of external files, character strings, macros, introduction to objects and structures.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 241 - Computer Logic

    An introduction to computer operating principles, computer based number systems, and Boolean logic gates. A more advanced study of Boolean logic and Boolean algebra. An introduction to simplifying Boolean functions using Boolean algebra and other simplification techniques. An introduction to computer logic design and analysis.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 150.


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  • CSC 250 - Computer Science II (COM)

    Problem solving, algorithm design, standards of program style, debugging and testing. Extension of the control structures and data structures of the high-level language introduced in CSC 150. Elementary data structures and basic algorithms that include sorting and searching. Topics include more advanced treatment of functions, data types such as arrays and structures, and files.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 150.


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  • CSC 300 - Data Structures (COM)

    A systematic study of data structures and the accompanying algorithms used in computing problems; structure and use of storage; methods of representing data; techniques for implementing data structures; linear lists; stacks; queue; trees and tree traversal; linked lists; and other structures.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 250.


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  • CSC 303 - Ethical and Security Issues in Computing (G)

    This course will cover the code of ethics adopted by the major computer science societies and the consequences of violating the code. Laws affecting computer and information processing as well as the varied interpretations of those laws will be covered. It also provides students with a fundamental knowledge of computer security including security terminology, software and hardware vulnerabilities, and encryption.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 314 - Assembly Language (COM)

    A thorough introduction to assembly language programming and processor architecture. A study of low-level programming techniques, and the layout of a typical computer. The student will gain insight into the memory layout, registers run-time stack, and global data segment of a running program.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 250.


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  • CSC 317 - Computer Organization and Architecture (COM)

    A course in computer organization with emphasis on the hierarchical structure of computer systems. Covers such topics as: components of computer systems and their configuration, design of basic digital circuits, the microprogram level, the conventional machine level, the operating system level, assembly language, address modes, interpreters/translators, computer arithmetic.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, EE 245-245L.


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  • CSC 325 - Management Information Systems (COM)

    Introduction to the application of information technology in organizations, roles of managers and staff professionals in developing and using information systems with current and future technology.Credits: 3


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  • CSC 330 - Cobol I (COM)

    Introduction to structured COBOL programming: input, output, and reformatting; arithmetic program design; report writing; intrinsic functions; conditional branching; condition-names; iteration; control breaks; program maintenance; validity checking; and interactive programming.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 150 or CSC 213.


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  • CSC 331 - Cobol II (COM)

    Advanced structured COBOL programming with arrays; table look-ups; subprograms; sequential file processing; sorting and merging; indexed file processing; text manipulations; debugging; and on-line applications.Credits: 3Prerequisites: P, CSC 330.


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